School-Based Prevention Services | Pathways Of Central Ohio

• Too Good for Drugs: A universal prevention program designed to mitigate the risk factors and enhance protective factors related to substance use for students in grades K-12.

• Too Good for Violence: In Too Good for Violence

• Social Perspectives, students in grades K-12 differentiate feelings and actions, understand and practice respect between peers, and celebrate diversity.

- Celebrating Healthy Choices: Tuggles the Bear introduces kindergarten-aged students to decision making and helps them distinguish between healthy and unhealthy choices.

• Project ALERT: Project ALERT is a classroom-based substance use prevention program that proven to reduce the experimental or continued use of drugs for students in grades 6-9.

• Botvin's LifeSkills Training (LST): Botvin LifeSkills Training (LST) is an evidence-based substance abuse and violence prevention program that has been extensively tested and proven effective at reducing tobacco, alcohol, opioid, and illicit drug use by as much as 80%. Long-term follow-up studies also show that it produces prevention effects that are durable and long-lasting. Botvin's LifeSkills curriculum is for students in grades 3-9.

• Catch My Breath: Is a best-practice youth E-cigarettes and vaping prevention program offered to 4th-12th grade students to equip students with the knowledge and skills they need to make informed decisions about the use of E-cigarettes.

• Bully Proof: Is a comprehensive program that provides all the tools needed to eliminate bullying in schools and designed to encourage students to practice assertiveness skills and promote a zero-tolerance policy toward bullying. Presentations are offered kindergarten through 5th grade.

• Stacked Deck: The only curriculum proven effective in changing youth gambling behaviors. Stacked Deck curriculum is for students in grades 6-9.

03/17/2026